WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 
SCHELL'S QUALITY FARM SEEDS 
It takes the best Quality Seeds to produce the largest crops. Do not be "penny wise and dollar foolish" — you 
know that the strong horse pulls the biggest load — you certainly know that strong, vigorous, high-bred seed 
produces the biggest crop. I have but one grade of quality and that is absolutely the best. This liigh-quality 
seed has a definite market value. I always give you advantage of this market value. When you receive lower prices 
elsewhere remember they are for lower quality. Be careful; the cost per acre is so little more for the best seed that 
it will pay you well to always send for Schell's Quality Seeds. 
PRICES, "^^^y change continually, up and down, and for this reason I issue a price-list weekly. Ask for 
' latest price-list on Farm Seeds now or when ready to buy. You can order any quantity from a 
pound to a hundred bushels or more. 
Read all of the following about Clovers, Grasses and the various field seeds; it is information that 
may help you. 
Crimson Clover 
CLOVERS 
Red. Sow 4 to 6 quarts to the acre. Well known as 
the common Red or June clover. Sow in early spring 
in the wheat. A clover sod turned under is a real 
soil builder. Red Clover is very valuable for dairy 
cows because of its high percentage of nitrogenous 
elements. A bushel weighs 60 pounds. My seed is 
extra fancy, highest quality. 
Mammoth or Pea-Vine. (Also called Sapling Clover). 
Sow 4 to 6 quarts to the acre. Attains a length of 5 
feet. Variety of Red Clover but of greater size and 
strength and lasts longer. A bushel weighs 60 pounds. 
Alsike or Swedish. Sow 4 to 6 quarts to the acre. 
Alsike is hardy and will grow on land where Red 
Clover fails. It likes plenty of moisture, and it will 
thrive on low, wet soils if they are rich enough to 
grow an average grain crop. I would recommend 
Alsike as a safe crop to grow under almost any 
conditions except dry, thin, sandy or gravelly up- 
lands. It is usually sown in the spring with a nurse 
crop, alone or mixed with Red Clover, in wheat or rye. 
And sown alone for pasturage is very valuable and 
lasts for years. A bushel weighs 60 pounds. It will 
pay you well to sow my High- Quality Seed. 
Crimson or Scarlet. Sow 15 pounds to the acre. 
A most valuable winter cover crop and soil enricher. 
Seed should be sown in August or September; many 
sow it in cornfields at last working. Valuable also 
for pasture or hay. A bushel weighs 60 pounds. I 
have only the very best quality seed. 
White. Sow 3 pounds to the acre, with other grasses, 
or 6 pounds alone. It should be used in all grass 
mixtures for meadows, pasture, and especially for 
lawns. A bushel weighs 60 pounds. 
Sweet Clover, White Blossom or Bokhara. Sow 
15 pounds to the acre. Sweet Clover will grow on 
land too poor to raise Alfalfa or Red Clover, providing 
there is a good supply of lime in the soil. It will 
often grow and thrive on poor, clay, or sandy land 
where most crops would fail. For quick results in 
improving poor soil nothing surpasses it. Poor 
sandy or heavy clay soil can be made rich by growing 
Sweet Clover for a few years; especially when the 
whole crop is plowed under occasionally. It is a 
shrub-like plant, growing to a height of 4 to 6 feet. 
It produces a fair quality of hay and makes a good 
pasture for cattle, sheep, horses, and hogs, rarely 
causing bloating. It is also recommended as a good 
variety to sow as a forerunner of Alfalfa. A bushel 
weighs 60 pounds. Never sow any except the best 
seed; it is unwise and against your own interests. 
I can supply you with the best. 
Alfalfa. (See inside back cover.; 
TIMOTHY. Sow 4 to 6 quarts to the acre when 
sown in grain or 10 quarts (15 pounds) when sown 
alone for meadow use. Timothy is the most impor- 
tant hay crop in this country. A top dressing of 
Wizard Brand Sheep Manure (we have it) or any 
other good fertilizer makes a wonderful difference 
in growth and yield, because of the fact that Timothy 
is a shallow feeder and therefore requires plenty of 
plant food close to the surface. My high-quality 
seed averages 997-10 per cent pure, which is the high- 
est quality possible to have. Why consider any other? 
You cannot afford to take chances on cheap grades 
to save 25 to 50 cts. per bushel and as a result have 
weeds on your farm for years to come. A bushel 
weighs 45 pounds. Sow my high-quality seed. 
MILLET, Golden. Sow 3 pecks (36 pounds) to the 
acre, either by using grain drill or broadcast it. If 
less than this quantity of seed is sown, the hay is 
coarse. This is the most popular variety and I sell 
great quantities of it. It is sown from May until as 
late as the early part of July and produces an immense 
crop of hay in 60 days from the time the seed is 
sown. Millet is chiefly used as a catch-crop for hay, 
as it can be sown late enough to take the place of 
clover, corn or any other early spring-seeded 
crops in case they fail. The hay should be cut just 
as it begins to head, before blooming, and makes 
good feed for both cattle and horses, especially the 
former. A bushel weighs 48 pounds. Always sow 
Schell's High Quality Seed. 
MILLET, Hungarian. Sow 3 pecks (36 pounds) to 
the acre. Does especially well on rich soils and makes 
a finer quality of hay than Golden Millet. It also 
makes a second growth from roots, therefore can be 
pastured. Will give 2 to 3 tons of hay to the acre. 
A bushel weighs 48 pounds. 
BUCKWHEAT. Sow J< bushel with drill or i bushel 
broadcast. Japanese is considered the best variety 
and the flour of it is superior to any other. It ripens 
early. Sow the seed May or June. It is ready to 
harvest Aug. or Sept. A bushel weighs 48 pounds. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS. Sow i K bushels to the acre. 
It is best to grow it alone, but the most satisfactory 
dairy results come from sowing them with oats, rye, 
or barley. It makes good ensilage and is a valuable 
food, green or dry, for cattle, being very rich in 
milk-producing elements. It is quite hardy. May be 
sown early in spring and will be ready to cut in May 
or June. It also makes a valuable hog pasture when 
sown with oats and rape, A bushel weighs 60 pounds. 
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